La Paz vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	La Paz	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1656	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$304	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.5	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$414	$484
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	33	12
😀 Quality of life	46	46
🏙️ Population	756K	14.7K

The cost of living in La Paz is 32% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6947th and 5404th ($688 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Bolivia and Dominica, respectively. Check Bolivia vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in La Paz compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. La Paz ranked 2nd best city to live in Bolivia vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6481st and 6511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in La Paz vs Roseau

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	La Paz	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$7.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.88	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.4	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.98%	7.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1230	$1224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$864	$945
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.8	$32.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$5.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.65	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.88	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$7.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.51	$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$6.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.5	$148
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3313	$3299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1499
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1161
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1037
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1039
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1007
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$1000
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1373
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1377
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1418
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1062
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1084
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2289
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1178
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$695
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$684
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$737
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$953
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1566
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1704
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1364
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1532
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1166